My Muscle System in the Mage World

"Thank you, young master." A small blush settled in Angel's face.

However, she was frowning inside. "What is this feeling I have for William? Whenever I get complimented by him, I want more, and my logic seems to vanish the more I stay near him. It wasn't apparent previously, but now…"

However, Angel didn't let it show in her face at all.

"Let's go then, young master."

William nodded his head, and the two walked out of his dorm, which was a cut above the others.

Suddenly, he caught a glance of a woman in the distance.

"Wait, is that woman…" William's golden eyebrows raised as he went to the woman.

"Hmm, young master?" Angel frowned. However, William seemed to have turned a deaf ear to his maid and went. She could only helplessly follow William.

"What are you doing here, Agatha?" William asked with his frown deepening.

Ever since he rescued her life from Lucas, although the girl wanted to be close to him, however, William knew that the girl would only risk her life if she was close to him, so with a heavy heart, he could only let her stay further from him.

"Will… iam…" Agatha looked at William with hope in her eyes, however, she couldn't utter any words.

"Hmm?" William carefully looked at the condition of her carefully. Not only had she had multiple wounds clearly visible, her hair was messy as well, even her clothes were miserable with patches that showed her bare body.

"Who did this to you?" He asked with anger.

"This… this was done by people who I once called as friends." She spoke in between sobs.

"How? And why?" William's blue eyes blazed with anger as his fist tightened.

"William, you have really messed up killing Lucas. The eight elder has made my life miserable." Agatha replied with a bitter smile on her face, tears threatening to come out of her eyes.

"The Eight Elder? He dared, that bastard." William roared as he caught Agatha by the hand. "Come with me. I promise I will protect you."

"This…" Agatha looked at William with widened eyes, however, eventually, she nodded her head.

The moment she nodded her head, William pulled her into his embrace, and the woman rested her head on his chest as well with a relaxed smile on her face.

"Do you want to rest right now or go with me?" William asked with a smile on her face.

"I will go with you wherever you want to go, young master." Agatha said with a blush as she rested her head on his shoulder.

"It's weird that you call me a young master, but sure." William nodded his head with a smile on his face.

"Young master, are you alright?" At this time, Angel came and looked at the woman hugging William with a glint in her eyes which quickly disappeared.

"Angel, from now on, Agatha will be staying with us, got it?" William said with a cold glint in his eyes.

"Understood, young master." Angel nodded her head obediently.

The duo, now a trio, all left for the harvest festival with Agatha tightly hugging William and Angel elegantly walking, glancing at the two from time to time.

The roads were all lit up, unlike the darkness which usually occurred at night, and the roads were bustling with people and children playing here and there.

All the shops were open today for twenty-four seven, and business was rather booming as well. There were even hawkers who were calling out their goods, their voices filled with happiness.

Even the academy walls, which stood tall like a giant mountain, were removed from the place, connecting the outer and the inner village together in sight.

As the road was crowded with people, a bulky youth with distinctive white hair slowly made his way through the crowd with measured steps, looking for a particular shop.

Wherever he passed, people sidelined themselves as if on instinct.

"Is this the place?" Aur thought with a smile on his face.

This was the place he wanted to sca—no, do business with.

Aur entered the familiar door and looked at the luxurious shop in front of him.

"Welcome to the sto—"

The old man's voice cramped as his business smile cramped for a second.

"I am here. Is the deal that was supposed to be ready?" Aur asked with a frown on his face.

The old man quickly recovered from his cramped face as he smiled.

"Yes, young master Aur, it is ready."

"Oh, you have done research?" Aur's eyes narrowed.

"Of course, we have done research. After all, a hundred middle-grade mana crystals is not a small amount. By the way, young master Aur, I would like to kindly remind you that we are backed by the landlord. I know you are an honest person, but just a reminder." The old man said with his business smile, which seemed to be polite on the surface.

"So you are threatening me that if you don't want to give, I will return instead. You don't have to show me such an attitude." Aur said coldly as he was about to return.

Seeing this, the old man's business smile broke, replaced by a nervous expression.

"Wait, young master."

Aur paused as he turned around. "Hmm?" He looked at the old man with a questioning gaze.

"We are not threatening you or anything. It's just that… just that it was a reminder," the old man took a huge bag out and put it on the table. "Here is your amount that you needed, young master Aur."

"Hmm." Aur looked at the bag full of mana crystals and the old man again. "Since we are doing a business and trust is the most important part of it, but since you don't trust me, I won't take the money." His expression morphed to honesty filled with justice.

As if he was the carrier of justice itself.

"This…" The old man cursed himself. "I trust you, young master. I trust you. It wasn't a threat, so please take the money."

"Really, it wasn't a threat?" Aur asked with a clueless expression and his eyes brightening.

"Yes, young master, it wasn't a threat, or that we don't trust you, so please take the money." The old man said with a forced smile as he extended the bag towards him.

"As an apology, here is a new spell you might want." He bowed respectfully.

Aur looked at the book with raised eyebrows. "This is for me? I don't really need it since I need to have material to build it." He said while shaking his head.

Hearing this, the old man gritted his teeth. "We already have the spell premade, young master, so you don't have to construct it."

"What?" Aur's eyes widened when he heard this. "A premade spell?" He asked with confusion.

"Yes, young master, a pre-made spell, and this spell is very helpful for everyone." The old man nodded his head.